West Virginia

Wetzel County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
96.8%
Other
3.2%

Compared with West Virginia and the United States

Wetzel Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricWetzel CountyWest VirginiaUnited States
Non-Hispanic White96.8%88.7%58%
Hispanic1%2.6%—
Black or African American0.8%3.9%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0%0.2%—
Indian0%0.2%—
East Asian0%0.2%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Wetzel County next to West Virginia and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricWetzel CountyWest VirginiaUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—89.5 (−10.5%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—54.2 (−45.8%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$56,836$59,608$80,734
Median home value$107,900$162,600$332,700
Home price to income1.9×2.7×4.1×
Median gross rent$688/mo$872/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income14.5%17.6%21.0%